I’m probably just an asshole nobody wants to talk to, but I can hardly even get a reply text from anyone anymore. A couple people have told me that they are just feeling burnt out/depressed/etc and don’t have even enough energy to answer a message anymore. But I’ve also had some long time friends just entirely ghost me in the last year as well with no explanation. It feels like I’m surrounded by NPCs. I’ve basically just stopped reaching out to anyone at this point. Outside of my work, literally the only people I talk to are my parents, sister, and my girlfriend. Everyone else seems dead inside. I used to have at least 10 people who I could call on a moments notice and all of those people are gone.
I think its a thing now to surround yourself with people who makes you feel good. So if those people stopped talking to you, you probably didnt have a very meaningful friendship that felt valuable for both people. Thats ok, and thats how life is.
Actually most people we meet become strangers with time, as we change, they change, and we need different people in our lives at that time. Its very normal.
you’re assuming you can find people that make you feel good. a lot of us can’t.
Yeah. It used to be easier to find those like minded people online, and I guess it still is. But we humans need real life friends to feel good.
it was also easier irl.
but the world has changed and people are way more dickish than they used to be, making connecting way harder.